New Zealand Tunneling effort at Arras, France

This is the site of a substantial tunnel dug by the New Zealand Tunneling Company in the Arras area.  The work is truly impressive.

June 13, 1919. Misleading Headlines

American troops had not been sent into Mexico.

They were taking up positions near Columbus, New Mexico, however.  As well as standing ready in El Paso.  It was clear by this day that Villa was going to attempt to move north. . . maybe to Juarez, and less likely on Columbus.

And it was unlikely that he was going to try to cross the border.  But being on guard was well warranted.

Vladivostok was also a location where a lot of troops, and refugees, were in evidence on this day in 1919.  In this case, White Russian troops, and refugees fleeing the Reds as the lines changed every day.

The Hindenburg Line 100 Years Later

Scenes of where the Hindenburg Line had been, 100 years later in November 2018.

The Hindenburg Line was the German defensive line of 1916-1917.

June 12, 1919. Villa arrives at Villa Ahumada.

The R34.  A British airship that had crossed the Atlantic.

Villa's forces arrived at Villa Ahumada, a town directly sought of Juarez.  Mexican forces commenced to prepare to receive Villa's assault.

Mid Week At Work. Names that shouldn't be forgotten.

Marguerite Higgins.

Dickey Chappelle

Catherine Leroy

Blog Mirror: The News Scimitar, June 11, 1919. Dorthy Dix; Spruce Up!.

Spruce Up!

JUNE 11, 2019

Blog Mirror, Robert J. Samuelson: Americans want more from the government, so Democrats are peddling fairy tales

Americans want more from the government, so Democrats are peddling fairy tales

2020 hopefuls’ shopping list of liberal goals is unlikely to be adopted even if a Democrat wins.

Some Gave All: Heninel Croisilles Road Cemetery, France.

Some Gave All: Heninel Croisilles Road Cemetery, France.:

Heninel Croisilles Road Cemetery, France.

These are photographs of the Commonwealth Cemetery at the Heninel Croiselles Road Cemetery.

The Commonwealth and German soldiers are buried in this Commonwealth Cemetery.

June 11, 1919. Sir Barton wins the Triple Crown.

June 11

1919  Sir Barton won the Belmont Stakes thereby becoming the first horse in racing history to win the Triple Crown.

The three year old was ridden in the race by Johnny Loftus.

Sir Barton raced again in the 1920 season and set a world's record for the 1 3/16 miles dirt race that  year.  On October 12 of that year he was defeated by Man o' War in a match race at Kenilworth Park in Windsor Ontario.  He was retired and put to stun in 1921.  In 1932 he was sold into the Army Remount Service and stood at Ft. Royal, Virginia and Ft. Robinson, Nebraska.  He was then assigned to Wyoming rancher J. R. Hylton who was part of the Remount program.  The Remount Service at that time assigned out studs to ranchers in the program.

In 1937 he died of colic and was buried on Hylton's ranch outside of Douglas.  His remains are now in Douglas' Washington Park where a memorial for the horse exists.

The same day football giant Big Bill Edwards' had his photograph in the papers marching with the Boy Scouts.

June 10, 1919. Meanwhile, in Texas. . . .

The "World's Wonder Oilfield", Burkburnett Texas.  June 10, 1919.

Burkburnett, Texas oilfield north-west extension from opposite Golden Cycle well.  June 10, 1919.

Oil exploration was going great guns in Texas, but guns were beginning to sound again just south of the border.

No peace had yet arrived with Germany, officially, and things were getting pretty tense in Juarez as residents began to flee the border town just south of El Paso.  And Mexican revolutionaries were reported as active elsewhere.

The huge strike in Winnipeg and the impending Telegraph strike were also on the front page.  In fact, the strike in Winnipeg had not been broken and the municipality had been forced to fire nearly the entire town's police force.

And the Boy Scouts were in town.

Does Jeff Rossen serve any purpose. . .

other than to inspire panic where it need not be?

Seriously, it's absurd.

Ice. . .

on June 9.